Navigating Geo-Uncertainty
Today's business leaders face a labyrinth of geopolitical, economic, and environmental challenges, necessitating a multifaceted approach. Key strategies include navigating inflation and interest rates, building resilience amidst economic uncertainty, leveraging technology in economics, ensuring digital business security, and adapting to post-pandemic consumer behaviors. Emphasizing genuine environmental responsibility, ethical sourcing, emissions transparency, and sustainable business practices are also vital in addressing these complex issues.
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Leading the Charge: U.S. Defence Investment in NATO and the Path Forward for Global Security
As global security challenges intensify, the United States remains a cornerstone of NATO’s strategic framework. Stay informed on the evolving dynamics of global defence and the critical role of U.S. leadership.
At the core of NATO's ability to deter aggression and maintain peace is the commitmen...
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Navigating 2026: North America and Global Real Estate Outlook
Real estate is entering its most significant cycle in over ten years. Are you prepared for what lies ahead?
Join Champion Reza Etedali from YPO Gold Pacific US At Large for a timely discussion on real estate investing in 2026 with seasoned professionals Kenneth Bernstein, Michael Elrad, and Sonn...
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The Middle East: Geostrategic Update with Harvard Professor Tarek Masoud
At a time of significant political tension and realignment, few regions draw more global attention than the Middle East. Recent events, including the aftermath and ongoing effects of President Trump’s Peace Plan, have reshaped the regional landscape and sparked new questions about diplomacy, stab...
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Las elecciones presidenciales chilenas y los desafíos del próximo presidente
Chile is approaching a critical moment. As the country heads toward decisive presidential elections amid economic pressures, social demands, and an ongoing constitutional reform, the outcome will not only shape Chile’s future, but also impact stability and investment patterns across Latin America...
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Markets, Momentum & the Year Ahead for Europe: Global Outlook with Goldman Sachs
As we approach 2026, global markets are entering a new phase marked by shifting monetary policies, uneven growth, and widening regional differences. For business leaders and investors, clarity has never been more vital.
Join us for an exclusive virtual session hosted by Clemens Weitz from YPO Ge...
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TLA S01E01 - Pippa Malmgren: The Human Element in Geopolitics and Technology
Pippa Malmgren frames the discussion around the convergence of geopolitics, technology, and humanity. She calls for leaders to “upgrade their HeartWare”—the empathy and imagination needed to navigate conflicts and technological change. Malmgren contrasts “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” futures: war w...
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TLA S01E02 - Francisco Santos: Latin America in the New Cold War
Francisco Santos outlines how Latin America has become a key battleground in a new global confrontation between authoritarian and democratic blocs. He details China’s economic penetration through the Belt and Road Initiative, Russia’s intelligence and disinformation campaigns, and Iran’s militant...
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TLA S01E02 Q&A - Francisco Santos: Latin America in the New Cold War
Francisco Santos outlines how Latin America has become a key battleground in a new global confrontation between authoritarian and democratic blocs. He details China’s economic penetration through the Belt and Road Initiative, Russia’s intelligence and disinformation campaigns, and Iran’s militant...
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TLA S01E03 - Hagai M. Segal: Navigating the Polycrisis World
Hagai M. Segal examines today’s “polycrisis”—many interlocking global shocks occurring simultaneously. He argues that while the world appears unstable, major powers are avoiding direct war, favoring economic and technological rivalry instead. Segal highlights China’s preference for economic compe...
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TLA S01E03 Q&A - Hagai M. Segal: Navigating the Polycrisis World
Hagai M. Segal examines today’s “polycrisis”—many interlocking global shocks occurring simultaneously. He argues that while the world appears unstable, major powers are avoiding direct war, favoring economic and technological rivalry instead. Segal highlights China’s preference for economic compe...
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TLA S01E04 - Jamil Mahuad: Epochal Change and the Moral Compass of Leadership
Jamil Mahuad situates today’s crises within a larger transformation—an “epochal change” across geography, demography, technology, and governance. He reflects on how population shifts, AI, and energy transitions are redrawing global realities. Mahuad argues that democracy’s legitimacy now depends ...
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TLA S01E04 Q&A - Jamil Mahuad: Epochal Change and the Moral Compass of Leadership
Jamil Mahuad situates today’s crises within a larger transformation—an “epochal change” across geography, demography, technology, and governance. He reflects on how population shifts, AI, and energy transitions are redrawing global realities. Mahuad argues that democracy’s legitimacy now depends ...
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TLA S01E05 - Marco Vicenzino: From the Golden Age to the New World Disorder
Marco Vicenzino traces the historical arc from empires to the Cold War to the “golden age” of globalization and into today’s fractured order. He defines the 21st century as an age of fragmentation, polycrisis, and great-power rivalry. Vicenzino calls on business leaders to adapt to “re-globalizat...
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TLA S01E05 Q&A - Marco Vicenzino: From the Golden Age to the New World Disorder
Marco Vicenzino traces the historical arc from empires to the Cold War to the “golden age” of globalization and into today’s fractured order. He defines the 21st century as an age of fragmentation, polycrisis, and great-power rivalry. Vicenzino calls on business leaders to adapt to “re-globalizat...
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TLA S01E06 - Pablo Plà: Strategic Foresight for CEOs in an Uncertain World
Pablo Plà reframes geopolitics as a core strategic discipline for CEOs. He argues that the true challenge is not volatility itself but the failure to diagnose structural change early. Using frameworks from strategy and medicine, he urges leaders to institutionalize scenario planning, integrate po...
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TLA S01E06 Q&A - Pablo Plà: Strategic Foresight for CEOs in an Uncertain World
Pablo Plà reframes geopolitics as a core strategic discipline for CEOs. He argues that the true challenge is not volatility itself but the failure to diagnose structural change early. Using frameworks from strategy and medicine, he urges leaders to institutionalize scenario planning, integrate po...
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TLA S01E07 - Final Q&A
Gain a global perspective on how leaders can adapt, respond, and thrive amid accelerating political, technological, and economic disruption, in Season 1 of Thought Leadership Advisors (TLA, formerly LAP). Final Q&A section.
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Deregulation and Government Efficiency: Argentina Under Milei
In just over two years, President Javier Milei has upended Argentina’s political and economic order, taking bold, often controversial steps to dismantle decades of regulation and reshape the nation’s fiscal future.
Join us for an insightful discussion with Alejandro Cacace, Argentina’s newly app...
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After the Alaska Summit: Europe and the Search for Security
This is Europe’s Churchill Test: whether this generation of Europeans will rise to its historical duty—as Churchill did in 1940—not just with words, but through the full mobilisation of will, resources, and imagination.
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The Middle East Peace Plan
Understanding a Turning Point in the Middle East: A GDN Discussion
The Middle East stands at a pivotal moment. Two years after the devastating conflict sparked by the October 7 attacks, a new peace initiative announced by President Trump has reignited global debate and diplomatic urgency. With g...
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Peace Action Network Is Peace Dead?
In a world increasingly marked by conflict, polarization, and inner turmoil, this impactful session poses a bold and timely question: Is peace dead?
Join the YPO Peace Action Network, moderated by Christoph von Toggenburg (YPO North Star Integrated), to explore the state of peace on three levels:... -
BlackRock Founder Robert Kapito: Building a Business for the Long Term
During this exclusive YPO fireside chat, BlackRock Founder and President Rob Kapito shares his thoughts and perspective around organizational longevity, culture and doing business today.
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Professor Rawi Abdelal: YPO and the Future of Global Capitalism
HBS Professor Rawi Abdelal, Herbert F. Johnson Professor of International Management at Harvard Business School, shares his thoughts and insights on the state of the world, the need to learn from our past actions and how YPOers can take action.
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Panel 11 - World Geopolitical Outlook 2025 - Sir Alan Duncan, Sir Adam Thomson
Former Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan and former UK ambassador to NATO Sir Adam Thompson, in conversation with moderator Muddassar Malik, examine how recent conflicts and shifting alliances are testing the post-1945 international system. They consider the health of multilateral instituti...